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Anybody know what happened to Smiths Distributors,who were located in Chapelizod 1968

  • 21-04-2018 10:38am
    #1
    Oletimer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭


    Used to work here with a very great bunch of friends, till life took me away from Ireland.
    Just by sheer miracle, have found a few diaries I used to keep, .pre-mobile phones, pre-computer age.
    Any shred of info imparted here, would be most appreciated, as to what happened to them. Best pal there was a Joe Murphy from Railway Avenue, inchicore, and a few others. Lost contact with all. Would love to, by a sheer miracle, hope to glean something, no matter how small. Thanks.


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  • #2
    the_syco
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    From https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2023822/gv4_nbl_lh_nbl_show5_php_id_058098.html
    A few names in the middle; http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/nbl/lh_nbl_show5.php?id=058098


  • #3
    Peregrinus
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    Closed in the mid-80s, from memory, during a torrid time for the motor trade in Ireland. The Renault franchise, which Smiths held at the time, was transferred to someone else, but they didn't take on the assets, properties, workforce, etc, so the premises were sold and the workforce were made redundant.


  • #4
    Oletimer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Oletimer


    Peregrinus
    What a fantastic reply. Thank you so much. I have been searching here, there, everywhere, posting messages, all drawing a complete blank, and was almost ready to give up. Even trying an Inchicore forum led to zilch. And the present Renault franchise were useless as no one from there even bothered to respond.
    Now, thanks to you, light has been shed. Pity I cannot find information on my wonderful Irish friends who worked there.


  • #5
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Oletimer wrote: »
    Even trying an Inchicore forum led to zilch.
    Saw the message from MurphyE; hope that led you somewhere :)


  • #6
    Oletimer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Oletimer


    What message from MurphyE?I am a tad lost. If he/she has posted a message I have not seen it.


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  • #7
    Oletimer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Oletimer


    OMG! I am so stunned by that piece of news. Thank you so, so much.
    Going to look over there right now, as i received no notification at all.


  • #8
    Oletimer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭Oletimer


    Sugarman
    I am so grateful to you as, many thanks to you, I have just replied to that post. Fingers crossed this goes on to finally nail my long, long quest.


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